City planners meet May 10

The monthly meeting of the Troy City Planning & Zoning Board is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at City Hall on River Street.

The agenda items have not yet been publicly released, but I suggest you keep abreast of it by clicking on City of Troy in the menu at the right and going to "Economic Development." There you will see the P&Z Board and be able to select a copy of the agenda when it is posted.

At the April meeting, the proposed Diamond Ridge complex expansion went back to square one since changes had been made in the conceptual plan by the residential facility owners and the possibility of connecting Harris Road and Hyland Drive has resurfaced. Preliminary review was given to Diamond Ridge's desire to construct seven two-family apartment buildings and a 3-story building containing 60 units for senior living. The applicant is Omni Housing Development, 40 Beaver St., Albany.

Also at the April meeting, several projects in the general vicinity of the Terrace were discussed.

• A proposal was delivered to demolish the Spring Garden restaurant building and reconstruct it in the same footprint. It is located at Second Avenue and 112th Street in Lansingburgh.

• A proposal was delivered to convert a former dance studio into a retail store selling cell phones and jewelry. It is located at 20 Northern Drive in Lansingburgh.